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WorksheetsThe Greenhouse Effect Check In (Unit 2, LS4) -CP/T
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
The Greenhouse Effect is responsible for...
trapping heat in Earth's atmosphere.
trapping oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.
allowing heat energy to radiate back out into space.
focusing the sun's rays like a magnifying glass to warm Earth's surface.
The primary greenhouse gas that humans put into the atmosphere is...
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Hydrofluorocarbons
The greenhouse gas that has a GWP of ~25 and comes from decaying organic (once-living) material is...
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Hydrofluorocarbons
The greenhouse gas that has a GWP of ~300 and comes from agricultural practices, burning fossil fuels and wastewater treatment plants is...
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Hydrofluorocarbons
The greenhouse gas used in industrial processes and refrigeration makes up about 2% of greenhouse gases and only comes from human production is...
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Hydrofluorocarbons
Volcanoes can produce large amounts of ________________ when they erupt.
methane
carbon dioxide
ozone
nitrous oxide
In your Gizmo simulation for the Greenhouse Effect, when greenhouse gases were at 0%, the temperature...
rose day by day until it was off the charts.
stayed the same.
fell day by day until it dropped below freezing.
rose and fell every day by the same amount.
In your Gizmo simulation for the Greenhouse Effect, when greenhouse gases were at 1000%, the temperature...
rose day by day until it was off the charts.
stayed the same.
fell day by day until it dropped below freezing.
rose and fell every day by the same amount.
In your Gizmo simulation for the Greenhouse Effect, the heat flow out (Hout) was dependent upon...
the rising and setting of the sun.
the percentage of greenhouse gases.
how many trees were present in the simulation.
the initial temperature when the simulation started.
According to the Gizmo simulation, ___________ was the coldest part of the day. This is typically true in the real world as well.
just after sunset
8:30 in the morning
2:00 AM (night)
just before sunrise
The largest impact on the Greenhouse Effect by humans is by...
burning fossil fuels.
breathing.
agricultural practices.
using hydrofluorocarbons.
Humans started burning much more fossil fuels when...
nuclear power was invented.
people started driving cars.
intensive farming practices began.
the industrial revolution began.
